Senior Service Schools and Strategic Studies Groups

be sent through the officer's chain of command receiving at least a signature line endorsement.

Letters may invite attention to any matter in the member's Coast Guard record that will be before

the selection board. A communication to a board may not criticize any officer or civilian

government employee or reflect on their character, conduct, or motive. Endorsements,

enclosures or attachments to letters submitted to selection boards shall not include opinions

whether a board should select an officer for promotion. See Chapter 5.A.4.e. of reference (a) for

additional guidance. NOTE: Reserve officers competing for promotion on the Inactive Duty

Promotion List (IDPL) are strongly encouraged to submit a communication to the board.

e. Communications to Assignment and Screening Panels. An officer under consideration by an

assignment or screening panel may write to the panel President, in care of the Coast Guard

Personnel Command (CGPC-opm-2 for ADPL officers; CGPC-rpm-1 for IDPL officers.). The

letter must arrive at CGPC-opm-2/CGPC-rpm-1 before the panel convenes. Letters may invite

attention to any matter in the member's Coast Guard record that will be before the

screening/assignment panel. A communication to a panel may not criticize any officer or

civilian government employee or reflect on their character, conduct, or motive. Endorsements

from the chain of command shall not be included unless specifically indicated in the solicitation

message. The electronic resume (e-resume) is not appropriate correspondence to a

screening/assignment panel unless specifically indicated in the solicitation message.

6. ADPL & IDPL PROMOTION BOARD ZONES AND CONVENING DATES. This Instruction and

enclosures (1) and (2), amplified by appropriate message traffic, serve as the official notification

required by Section 253 of reference (d). Future messages will announce changes to enclosures (1)

and (2).

7. SENIOR SERVICE SCHOOLS AND STRATEGIC STUDIES GROUPS. Although consideration

for Senior Service Schools is automatic based on year group and rotation date, officers interested in

those programs are encouraged to submit an e-resume expressing that interest and, if desired,

indicating preference among schools. Senior Service School (SSS) graduates are automatically

considered for selection to the CNO Strategic Studies Group (SSG) each year, but other officers are

considered only on request. An ALCOAST is released by Commandant (G-CCX) each spring

outlining the specific criteria by which officers will be considered for SSS/SSG. E-resumes are

provided to the SSS/SSG Selection Panel. All IDPL Captains are encouraged to apply for the Senior

Reserve Component Officer Course convened annually.

8. ADPL COMMAND SCREENING PANEL INFORMATION. Captains and captains select who

meet the criteria for the Consolidated Major Command Cadre Screening Panel below will

automatically be screened for command afloat and aviation command, but must specifically request

to be screened for sector command. Commanders and commanders select who meet the criteria for

the Consolidated Major Command Cadre Screening Panel below will automatically be screened for

command afloat, but must specifically request to be screened for all other screened positions. Direct

Access shall be used to request screening and requests must be submitted at least 60 days before the

screening panel to ensure inclusion in the candidate pool. Direct Access instructions will be

provided separately. Thirty days prior to the panel, an ALCGOFF message will notify the field of